The Thrifty Six in Lace Skirts

When Nancy set us the theme of lace skirts for this month’s Thrifty Six installment I was left pondering how I’d tackle this theme. I don’t own many lace pieces, and those that I do are not pre-loved. That got me thinking about autumn/winter updates and looking for inspo on Pinterest. Burgundy is a big trend this season and I’m fully embracing it. So when I found lots of lace skirts in various shades of red on Vinted, I was spoilt for choice. This one from Asos was £3! For that price, I reasoned it wouldn’t matter too much if it didn’t suit me.

I have a black guipre lace skirt, which I love, but it’s not thrifted. When I took it out of storage recently, I was disappointed to see that the faux leather waistband was peeling. I’ve had that happen to so many pieces with a faux leather trim that I outright refuse to buy any more. I’ve created a tonal colour palette with this outfit, mixing bright red and burgundy. I really like pale blue and burgundy together, so I’ll be trying that colour combination with this skirt.

 Asos lace skirt (Vinted, similar) | Scotch Soda blouse | J by Jasper Conran coat | Lotus boots | Teddy Blake Lola Palmellato bag* (PR product)

Let’s see the rest of the Thrifty Six in lace skirts…

Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style

“This skirt, again, is from the boutique I used to work for. Both Celina and I bought this skirt, and we probably bought it together. I wore it to pieces. Celina had ‘lost’ hers several times. And then she found it again and it did not fit her anymore. She offered the lace skirt to me, and although it’s one size bigger than I am, it fits good. I like it a little loose these days. And I knew immediately how I wanted to wear it. Although that didn’t work out as I had in my head. I had brown ankle boots in mind but that did not look good at all. And I thought the skirt was a bit longer. So I felt good in this outfit, wore it to a birthday party, but would not style it this way again.”

Jane of Preloved-Vintage-Handmade

“Ethereal lace over shell-pink silk, the epitome of feminine elegance…

…I’m stamping on that with combat boots!

This is Punk Rock – juxtaposition of leather and lace – refinement meets rebellion – beauty sits astride the beast!

“Lace skirt” is October’s T6 brief – this is how I do lace skirt!”

Sally of Within a World of My Own

“Since I don’t have a lace skirt or lace dress from any source (and the thrifting gods were not favoring that purchase for me), I had to go in a somewhat different direction for this challenge – styling my secondhand summer lace jacket for fall with atypical layering. Because the sleeves are just below elbow length, layering long sleeves under it wouldn’t look right to me. So I tried layering OVER the jacket for the first time. 

I decided to try a thrifted olive open front cardigan over it to create a lace waistcoat look with the jacket, and I was surprised by how much I liked the result!  (I’ve also layered an olive tank top under the lace jacket.) I finished the outfit with thrifted jeans, handmade jewelry, and retail-on-sale woodland critter scarf and leopard flats for a fall outfit with a bit of a twist.”

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style

“Just like Shelbee, I didn’t have a lace skirt per se, so I layered over a thrifted lace dress (and even added a lace dress extender under it). I added a fringe scarf around my neck (made by my Aunt Nancy over 10 years ago) so you couldn’t see the top of the dress.”

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

“Nancy’s lace skirt theme was a huge challenge for me as I don’t have any preloved lace skirts. I have one lace dress that was thrifted that I had considered layering under a sweater for a lace skirt effect, but the dress is short and tight and I just wasn’t feeling it. So I went thrifting. And I found nothing in lace at all, not even a scarf or a curtain that I could fashion into a skirt.

I decided to take a different approach and styled a very old white lace skirt that was purchased at retail over a decade ago. I’ve styled it with a recently thrifted shirt dress and preloved ruana as well as a pile of thrift store and flea market necklaces for a fun flowy layered boho look perfect for early autumn. I actually didn’t put much energy into this outfit at all, the pieces sort of just came together effortlessly and I am very fond of the end result.”

Do you have any lace skirts? How do you style yours?

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